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-Dominant- [34]
3 years ago
15

Hazel has an assortment of red, blue, and green balls. The number of red balls is 2/3 the number of blue balls. The number of gr

een balls is 1 more than 1/3 the number of blue balls. In total, she has 15 balls.
An equation created to find the number of blue balls will have

- no solution
- one solution
- infinitely many solutions
Mathematics
2 answers:
Lubov Fominskaja [6]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

x = 4\frac{2}{3}      y = 7        and    z =3\frac{1}{3}

This implies the equation has just one solution

Step-by-step explanation:

To create the equation, we need to be able to write the information  or interpret the question mathematically.

Let x equal to the number of red balls.

Let y equal to the number of blue balls.

Let z equal to the number of green balls.

From the question; "The number of red balls is 2/3 the number of blue balls" can be mathematically written as :  x = \frac{2}{3} y  ---------------------------(1)

The next statement; "The number of green balls is 1 more than 1/3 the number of blue balls" can be written mathematically as: z = 1+\frac{1}{3} y ----------------------------(2)

The next statement; "she has 15 balls."  can be mathematically written as:     x + y + z = 15 ----------------------------------------(3)

Substitute  equation (1) and equation (2) into equation (3)

\frac{2}{3} y + y +1 +\frac{1}{3} y  =  15

We can rearrange this equation

\frac{2}{3} y  +\frac{1}{3} y + y +1 =  15

\frac{3}{3} y  + y + 1 = 15

y + y + 1 = 15

2y + 1 = 15

subtract 1 from both-side of the equation

2y + 1 -1 = 15 -1

2y = 14

Divide both-side of the equation by 2

2y/2 = 14/2

y = 7

Substitute y = 7 into equation (1)

x = \frac{2}{3} y

x = \frac{2}{3} (7)

x = 14/3

x = 4\frac{2}{3}

Substitute y= 7 in equation (2)

z = 1+\frac{1}{3} y

z = 1+\frac{1}{3} (7)

z = 1+ 7/3

z = 10/3

z =3\frac{1}{3}

Therefore;

x = 4\frac{2}{3}      y = 7        and    z =3\frac{1}{3}

This implies the equation has just one solution.

Korvikt [17]3 years ago
3 0
It would have one solution since you know the total number of balls
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